LAX / SFO → Tokyo (HND, NRT)
$3,400 – $5,800 round-trip
~11h westbound · ~9.5h eastbound
Best cabin product: ANA The Room, JAL Sky Suite, United Polaris, Delta One Suite
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Twelve major US-to-Asia routes, the carriers that fly them best, and the contracted fare bands our advisors actually book today. Typical savings: 30-60% off airline.com on the same flight, same cabin.
$3,400 – $5,800 round-trip
~11h westbound · ~9.5h eastbound
Best cabin product: ANA The Room, JAL Sky Suite, United Polaris, Delta One Suite
See live fares →$3,800 – $6,200 round-trip
~14h westbound · ~12h eastbound
Best cabin product: ANA The Room, JAL Sky Suite, United Polaris
$3,800 – $6,400 round-trip
~15h westbound · ~13h eastbound
Best cabin product: Cathay Pacific A350 Business, United Polaris
$3,400 – $5,700 round-trip
~13h westbound · ~11h eastbound
Best cabin product: Korean Air Prestige Suites, Asiana Business Smartium, Delta One Suite
$4,200 – $6,800 round-trip
~17h westbound · ~15h eastbound
Best cabin product: Singapore Airlines 2017 Business (A350), United Polaris
See live fares →$5,200 – $7,800 round-trip
~18.5h westbound (world’s longest scheduled flight) · ~18h eastbound
Best cabin product: Singapore Airlines A350-900ULR Business
$3,400 – $5,900 round-trip
~17h westbound · ~15h eastbound
Best cabin product: EVA Air Royal Laurel, Thai Airways Royal Silk, Korean Air (1-stop ICN)
$3,400 – $5,700 round-trip
~14h westbound · ~12h eastbound
Best cabin product: EVA Air Royal Laurel, China Airlines Business
$3,600 – $6,200 round-trip
17-22h total (varies by stop)
Best cabin product: Cathay Pacific via HKG, Singapore via SIN, Emirates via DXB
$3,200 – $5,500 round-trip
~11h westbound · ~9.5h eastbound
Best cabin product: ANA, JAL, Korean Air, Delta One Suite
$3,400 – $5,800 round-trip
~14-16h westbound · ~14-15h eastbound
Best cabin product: Air India new A350 Business, Emirates via DXB, Qatar via DOH
$3,200 – $5,400 round-trip
~14.5h westbound · ~14h eastbound
Best cabin product: Air India non-stop, United Polaris
Three windows, three different price worlds.
Late March – early April (Japan), early May (Golden Week), Christmas / New Year. 30-50% above typical fares.
Weather is generally good across East and Southeast Asia; fares sit in the middle of the published band.
Cheapest Business Class to Asia of the year. Avoid Chinese New Year (typically late January – mid February).
Depends on your origin and destination. LAX/SFO to Tokyo: ~11 hours. LAX/SFO to Seoul: ~13h. LAX to Hong Kong: ~15h. LAX/SFO to Singapore non-stop: ~17h. JFK to Tokyo direct: ~14h. The longest scheduled flight in the world is Singapore Airlines EWR-SIN at ~18.5 hours — all Business Class and Premium Economy.
For cabin product, ANA The Room and Singapore Airlines 2017 Business are tied at the top. Cathay Pacific A350 Business is consistently excellent. JAL Sky Suite ranks near the top for service. EVA Air Royal Laurel offers strong value. For US legacy carriers, United Polaris and Delta One Suite are the strongest options. See our full carrier ranking for cabin-by-cabin detail.
Mid-January through mid-March (avoiding Chinese New Year) and September through mid-November are the cheapest. Cherry-blossom season in Japan (late March – early April) adds a 30-50% premium. Avoid Chinese New Year (typically late January – mid February), Golden Week (early May in Japan), and Christmas / New Year — those are peak across most of Asia.
Yes, on select routes. Non-stops from the US East Coast to Asia include: JFK / EWR to Tokyo (ANA, JAL, United); JFK to Hong Kong (Cathay Pacific seasonally); EWR to Singapore (Singapore Airlines, world’s longest flight); JFK to Delhi / Mumbai (Air India). For destinations without a non-stop, a 1-stop via a US West Coast hub or via Dubai/Doha is usually a better experience than connecting in Europe.
Typically 30-60% below the airline’s published Business Class fare. Concretely: an LAX-NRT Business round-trip retailing for $7,000 on the airline’s site is often $3,800-4,500 through a contracted consolidator. Same flight, same cabin, same seat — different fare bucket. The longest transpacific routes (LAX-SIN, EWR-SIN) have less consolidator inventory but still typically deliver 25-40% savings.
For nearly everyone, yes — and on the longest routes (LAX-SYD, EWR-SIN, JFK-HKG, LAX-DXB), the marginal value of Business Class is at its highest. 14 hours in economy means arriving destroyed for 48-72 hours. 14 hours in a lie-flat with a real meal and a destination lounge shower means arriving functional. See our cost-benefit breakdown for the full math.
Star Alliance (United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan, ANA Mileage Club) gives access to ANA, Singapore, Asiana, EVA, Thai. Oneworld (American AAdvantage, BA Avios) covers Cathay Pacific, JAL, Malaysia. SkyTeam (Delta, Korean Air SKYPASS) covers Korean Air, China Eastern, Vietnam Airlines. Aeroplan and ANA Mileage Club are widely considered the best-value transfer partners for transpacific Business Class.
Tell us your dates and city pair. Our advisors come back with contracted Business Class options across the carriers above — usually within a few hours, in writing.
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